Originally Posted by Plane Crazy;
... I just did the usual of contacting the AA RTW Desk in DFW (+18002473247) to make a reservation then called AA in South Africa (+27214406440) who priced and ticketed the reservation in a matter of days.
I too had emailed mindpearl who I have used in the past and was told they no longer ticket reservations.
Originally Posted by JohnAx
Many thanks - if that's still viable, it sounds like the way to go. ...
Unimportant, I'm curious about the nature of AA's presence in JNB. Company staff or another agent?
I presume that an advantage of dealing "directly" with AA...
Well ... according to American Airlines / about us / where we fly / international tickets / South Africa
http://www.aa.com/i18n/aboutUs/where...outhAfrica.jsp
the 'AA in South Africa' number you rang (+27214406440)
is Mindpearl.
> Ticket Sales Centers - South Africa
> For all Reservations/Ticketing/Sales and Marketing, please contact:
> Cape Town
>
Mindpearl Reservations
> Phone
002721-440 6440 CPT Monday - Friday
> 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
> (Except Public Holidays)
And, really, what sense would it make for a company to have its own presence in a place and have a GSA there too?
cheers,
Henry